Jewel Beetle

The Jewel Beetles is a group also known as the Buprestidae. In this family of beetles, there are over 15,500 different species and are ranged all over the world. Another common name for this group is the metallic wood-boring beetle. This is due to their shiny iridescent like body [1]. This group is the most common collected beetle type for insect collectors, strictly due to the bright and showy colors. One of the most famous examples of a beetle from this family is the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that is terrorizing all of the ash trees in North America [2].